Waste Management: Penn State Office of Physical Plant Penn State’s Waste Management Program Summer...

Waste Management: Penn State Office of Physical Plant

Penn State’s

Waste Management Program

Summer 2010


Appreciate Penn State’s commitment to recycling/reuse initiatives

Understand Penn State’s refuse / recycling efforts

Identify waste handling opportunities in your faciltiies

Introduce the REDI Index concept

OBJECTIVES

Appreciate Penn State’s commitment to recycling/reuse initiatives

Understand Penn State’s refuse / recycling efforts

Identify waste handling opportunities in your faciltiies

Introduce the REDI Index concept


ACT 101

AD 34

Savings

Environmental Stewardship

ACT 101

AD 34

Savings

Environmental Stewardship

WHY?


Waste Audit

Waste Stream Characterization

Low hanging fruit

Pilot and data

Development of programs and processes

Modify, modify, modify…

Waste Audit

Waste Stream Characterization

Low hanging fruit

Pilot and data

Development of programs and processes

Modify, modify, modify…

WHAT?


PSU waste manager

County / local recycling coordinator

Partners

Advocates

Professional organizations (NRC, PROP, PRC)

Campus community

PSU waste manager

County / local recycling coordinator

Partners

Advocates

Professional organizations (NRC, PROP, PRC)

Campus community

WHO?


Monitor key components

Education and outreach

Diversify waste capture scheme

Stimulate advocacy

Stay the course

HOW?

Monitor key components

Education and outreach

Diversify waste capture scheme

Stimulate advocacy

Stay the course


Refuse $70 / ton

Recycling $20 / ton (bagged) $ 5 / ton (unbagged)

Refuse $70 / ton

Recycling $20 / ton (bagged) $ 5 / ton (unbagged)

COSTS


Cans

Glass

Newspaper

Primary Routes

PSU WASTE MANAGEMENT 1990 OPERATION OVERVIEW:

REFUSE

Cans

Glass

Newspaper

Primary Routes

RECYCLING


OCC Route

Mixed office paper route

Cans, glass, plastic containers, newspaper (campus stream)

Compost, newspaper (readership stream)

Special event, shredding, soil

Primary Route

Compactor Route


REFUSE Primary Route

Compactor Route

OCC Route

Mixed office paper route

Cans, glass, plastic containers, newspaper (campus stream)

Compost, newspaper (readership stream)

Special event, shredding, soil

RECYCLING



Pallets

Used Motor oil, antifreeze, parts cleaner

Batteries – lead acid, NiCad

Ferrous / Non-ferrous scrap metal

Fluorescent lamps (hazardous waste)

Roll off (20 and 30 yard)

CONTRACT SERVICE

Pallets

Used Motor oil, antifreeze, parts cleaner

Batteries – lead acid, NiCad

Ferrous / Non-ferrous scrap metal

Fluorescent lamps (hazardous waste)

Roll off (20 and 30 yard)


Beaver Stadium Recycling Effort

Bryce Jordan Recycling Effort

Four Diamond Recycling Effort

Zero-waste tailgate

Second Mile Recycling Program

100 Ton Glass Challenge Effort

State College Spike Recycling Effort


SPECIAL EVENT RECYCLING Beaver Stadium Recycling Effort

Bryce Jordan Recycling Effort

Four Diamond Recycling Effort

Zero-waste tailgate

Second Mile Recycling Program

100 Ton Glass Challenge Effort

State College Spike Recycling Effort


Doing Innovative Recycling Today

Post Game Recycling Volunteer Effort

Newspaper Readership Scholarship

Environmental Resource Management Scholarship

Special Requests:

Ag Progress Days Ag Alumni Tailgate Special Olympics


SPECIAL EVENT RECYCLING Doing Innovative Recycling Today

Post Game Recycling Volunteer Effort

Newspaper Readership Scholarship

Environmental Resource Management Scholarship

Special Requests:

Ag Progress Days Ag Alumni Tailgate Special Olympics

Trash=cost

Recycling=free


Trash to Treasure Sale

(to date) 613 tons diverted $430,000 donated to United Way


Trash to Treasure Sale

(to date) 613 tons diverted $430,000 donated to United Way


Post-consumer food waste

Plastic film (#4 LDPE) TREX

Pressboard capture

Used cooking oil / biodiesel



Pressboard capture


PSU WASTE MANAGEMENTFuture Initiatives



Pressboard capture



Green Committees

Green Paw Award

Styrofoam capture

“No can” do. Can you?

Promote ReDi Index

PSU WASTE MANAGEMENTFuture Initiatives

Green Committees

Green Paw Award

Styrofoam capture

“No can” do. Can you?

Promote ReDi Index


Total Waste

13,270 tons

Total waste recycled

7,567 tons

Recycled percentage

57.01%

Savings through tip fee reduction

$454,000

Recycled potential

67%

Potential Savings

$79,000

PSU WASTE MANAGEMENT2009 Waste Stream Data

Total Waste

13,270 tons

Total waste recycled

7,567 tons

Recycled percentage

57.01%

Savings through tip fee reduction

$454,000

Recycled potential

67%

Potential Savings

$79,000


Largest stream – PSU

organics

Second largest stream

paper

Largest stream – PSU

organics

Second largest stream

paper



Mixed office paper recycled

830 tons

Newspaper recycled

243 tons

Cardboard

664 tons

Food waste composted

971 tons

Cans recycled

63 tons

Glass recycled

95 tons

Plastic bottles recycled

173 tons

Computers recycled

517 tons


830 tons

Newspaper recycled

243 tons

Cardboard

664 tons


971 tons

Cans recycled

63 tons

Glass recycled

95 tons


173 tons

Computers recycled

517 tons


830 tons

Newspaper recycled

243 tons

Cardboard

664 tons


971 tons

Cans recycled

63 tons

Glass recycled

95 tons


173 tons

Computers recycled

517 tons



Questions ?

Comments


Al Matyasovsky Supervisor Central Support Services

Labor – Equipment – Solid Waste

ThankYou!

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